Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Day 12 of #12DaysOfCarleesChristmas

Thanks so much for stopping by CarleeMcDot.com today. Whether you've been following along on my journey since I started this blog OVERELEVENYEARSAGO or you stopped by for the first time today - WELCOME!

And no matter how long you've been visiting, you picked an AMAZING time to pop in because we're celebrating my #12DaysOfCarleesChristmas {read my post announcing this series HERE if you don't know what I'm talking about}.

Today is Day 12 of my #12DaysOfCarleesChristmas! And the prize today is pretty FAN-FREAKIN'-TASTIC! Although, to be honest, all of the prizes are AMAZEBALLS! If I could enter my own giveaways I'm pretty sure I would enter each and every one of them in this series because they are just that awesome.

For today, DAY TWELVE, three winner will be selected, each winning a Garmin vívoactive® 3 of their very own.

I am a numbers girl. I'm sure it wouldn't surprise you to find out that I started college thinking I was going to be a math major (and only switched to Economics when I found out I 'only' needed 4 semesters of Calculus for Econ instead of the 6 for Math). So when I started running outdoors I knew I needed some sort of watch that would help me track my data.

Let's be real, I am frugal and since I wasn't sure if running was going to 'stick' I decided to opt for a refurbished watch I found on eBay. I ended up with the Garmin Forerunner 110 and loved it. It was one of my first running purchases and I had it for the first 2.5 or so years of my running career.

When I realized running was here to stay (and I found a great deal on a new watch so I could "splurge"), I upgraded to the Garmin Forerunner 220. This watch offered many new features (bluetooth connection to Garmin Connect, the ability to set up intervals, a less chunky appearance, etc). I kept this watch for about 2 years until I recently upgraded again.

My current GPS watch is the Garmin Forerunner 735XT (sensing a pattern here?!). This one allows for multi-sport (so instead of everything recording as 'running', I can choose my activity before I begin to include things such as hiking, biking (both indoor and outdoor), swimming (both indoor and outdoor), trail running, strength training, etc). I'm loving my watch, and, if the pattern holds true, will probably have it for another 2 years before upgrading to another Forerunner ;)

Anywho, because Garmin is AMAZING (I have been beyond blessed to have been on their ambassador team for a while now), they offered up not one, not two, but THREE of the new vívoactive® 3's for YOU!

From playing to paying, vívoactive® 3 is the smartwatch for your active life. Make contactless payments with ease, right from your watch, and with more than 15 preloaded sports apps — you can choose how you like to get fit. Built-in GPS lets you record the distance, pace, location and more for your outdoor activities.

Entering this giveaway (along with the other #12DaysOfCarleesChristmas giveaways) is easy-peasy! Simply use the Rafflecopter widget listed below on the giveaway blog post and cross your fingers. Some entries are available daily so I'd HIGHLY recommend entering early and often. (Shoot, I would even go as far as suggesting you set an alarm to remind you to come back to this page every 24 hours so you can take advantage of as many entries as possible!)

a Rafflecopter giveawayNow, the nitty gritty details... All entries are verified, so please make sure to do whatever the required action for the entry is or it will be disqualified. I would hate for you to miss out on winning due to a technicality, so if you are going to click the option, make sure you do whatever it asks or a new, random winner will be selected in your place.

Also, this giveaway will last seven days, with the winner being picked (and notified) on the eighth day. The winner will have 24 hours to reply to the congratulations email from me to claim their prize. That means, for this specific giveaway, it will end on December 18th at 11:59pm PST and the THREE winners will be chosen on December 19th.And, finally, the winner must have a US mailing address. International shipping seems to cost an arm and a leg these days, and customs is a major headache, so to make it easier (and cheaper) on the brands who have offered up their products, the winner must live in United States of America (or at least have an address we can ship to within the US).

With that said, BEST OF LUCK TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERS! I hope you have enjoyed each and every one of my giveaways (and have been lucky enough to have been selected as a winner)! A HUGE THANKS to all of the amazing brands who offered up their products for this series. If you don't follow these companies already, I highly urge you to - they're good people (with awesome products)! You will not be disappointed in any of them!

I go back to the very first Garmin for runners. I think it was the Forerunner 101? I’ve never been without since. It’s hard to beat yesterday when you’re 60, but I keep plugging away, pushing myself, and getting the right training done.

Today I’m going to #beatyesterday by keeping a positive attitude. I’ve got a big day today... I’m taking my middle son to have him assessed to see if he’s on the autism spectrum. I’m a ball of mixed emotions and I’m trying to hold them all in as to not freak him out. ❤️

I'm currently recovering from two stress fractures in my back and I plan to beat yesterday by remaining smart about my recovery and getting strong and healthy before pushing myself to run too soon! I'm hoping to get back out there real soon though :)

Beat yesterday by setting goals for yourself and continuing to work at them everyday. No matter how long it takes to reach that goal, you are beating yesterday by continuing to work at it! - Courtney L.

That's an awesome giveaway. I have the original vivoactive and it is has seen many a better days. I love how far it's come. I'm looking to #beatyesterday by giving myself more priority to take care of my needs, mentally and physically.

By actually getting on the treadmill after work on the days weather or time doesn't permit an outdoor run pre-work. Also by walking fast down the hallway at work on my breaks. By taking the fitness and food journey one day at a time.

My Compete training journal has my full plan to #BeatYesterday. More fruits and vegetables. Less alcohol. Full 8 hours of sleep. 2 hard strength sessions/week, mini bands 3x/week, stretch every day. MORE WATER. And own those tempo and speed sessions, even when they get really tough. Working towards that 26.2 PR, baby!

I need to get organized to beat yesterday. We'll have a nephew coming to live with us and life will be crazy BUT the good thing is he likes to run and be active and doesn't like to be alone so. More activity for everyone!

I plan to beat yesterday by improving my sleeping habits. This year worked a lot on eating a cleaner diet - cutting out soda, and cutting back way on processed vegan 'junk food'. Next year I will keep moving towards more raw vegan and also getting more sleep. - Monica

I plan to #beatyesterday but going to my first group run meet-up at a track this evening. I've been wanting to get involved in group runs for a while now and I recently met someone who attends a Tuesday night thing regularly and she invited me along!

My way to beat yesterday is to keep up on my cross training while I let my foot recover from plantar fasciitis. Right now I’m only walking, but I’m seeing improvement across my other areas of activity and I’ll be back to running stronger than ever!

When I miss a run or workout one day I try to add just a little bit more to the next one. If I have a tough workout I couldn't complete or just didn't feel like i put it all out there, I try harder on the next one.

I just started incorporating speed workouts into my training schedule for the first time in my 17 year running career. I find them intimidating on paper but invigorating when I’m done and realize how fast I can go!

¡Hola Carlee! How do I beat yesterday? By constantly challenging myself to be better. There’s no worst enemy than out own mind and my mind is as evil as the Joker. Even then and ever since I changed my lifestyle, I’ve become better, faster, stronger and healthier. FromBeing the chubby girl to being admire because I ran my first marathon this year. The satisfaction of beating yesterday is as rewarding as a box of donuts or a slice of pizza after a race. Beating yesterday isn’t about beating someone or something, its about beating your fears, procrastination and any other mental obstacle we create.

This time, I am not only going to prepare to run one marathon but two next year. I want to show myself that i can and I will.

Everyday is a new day, and everyday I decide to work out or go running I feel like I'm succeeding- but I take it day by day. I also have a little one that looks up me and his dad, so he is a big motivation, I want to show him a healthy lifestyle.

Beating yesterday right now means crushing my step goals. I have been sidelined for running, so I'm still trying to make sure that I am meeting the step goals that I have for myself. I actually use the "Beat Yesterday" watch face on my Forerunner!

How am I gonna #beatyesterday? I think it'll take just 1 mile mile. 1 more hill. 1 more step. I get overwhelmed with #bqorbust big goals, but I can focus on the small next right thing, the next right decision, just the next right step.

Holy what!? This is such an amazing giveaway! I've heard awesome things about the Garmin Vivoactive and just started running again a couple weeks ago after a 7-year hiatus--this would be awesome to keep me on track! <3